Development of a commercial Wire and Laser Additive Manufacture process - Wi-LAM

Laser Additive Solutions Ltd（LAS）是一家专业的精密激光增材制造、维修和连接工艺服务提供商，专门为客户提供最优质的激光解决方案。目前LAS的客户包括航空航天、发电、运输和军事领域的蓝筹公司。我们还与一系列英国中小企业密切合作，如模具公司以及英国大学。Wi-LAM（线和激光增材制造）项目背后的概念是使用增材制造技术，使用线激光定向能量沉积（线L-DED）技术生产Inconel 718零件。然后，这些部件将符合API 20 S标准，这是2021年10月发布的增材制造组件的石油和天然气标准。它可以减少对海外原材料供应的依赖，过度加工和材料浪费。因此，它可以将材料供应简单地整合为金属丝，而不是多种形状和尺寸。反过来，这可以降低新零件和设备的供应成本和交货时间。英国供应链正日益受到进口材料的压力，这些材料的交货时间长，成本高。Wi-LAM（线切割和激光增材制造）旨在改善中型至大型Inconel 718零件的制造、成本和交货期。LAS团队将通过使用最先进的激光加工单元（集成送丝功能）、通快3 kW TruDisk激光器和9轴KUKA KR 30 HA机器人操作系统来改变这一局面。LAS团队拥有45年的综合增材制造经验和专业知识，可以生产用于石油和天然气，核能和航空航天行业的完全合格的增材制造零件。LAS将首先在构建速度和质量方面开发商业上可行的工艺，然后在多个方向生产机械测试件并进行独立评估。最后，将生产符合API 20 S的首件部件，以证明工艺能力。凭借合格的零件和经过验证的工艺，LAS将能够向客户提供Wi-LAM服务，并提供证据，信心和商业可行性。

Laser Additive Solutions Ltd (LAS) is a specialist precision laser Additive Manufacture, repair, and joining processes service provider, specialising in providing the highest quality laser-based solutions to our customers. Current LAS customers include blue chip companies operating in aerospace, power generation, transport and military sectors. We also work closely with a range of UK SME's, such as tooling companies as well as UK universities.The concept behind the project Wi-LAM (Wire and Laser Additive Manufacture) is to use the technology of Additive Manufacture to produce Inconel 718 parts using Wire Laser Directed Energy Deposition (Wire L-DED) Technology. The parts will then be qualified to the standard API 20S, an oil and gas standard for additively manufactured components which was published in October 2021\.The Wire L-DED process is not a commonly used process in UK commercial business, but we believe using this technology can be extremely attractive to our existing customers. It can reduce their dependence on things such as overseas raw material supply, excessive machining, and material wastage. It can therefore consolidate material supply simply into metal wire rather than multiple shapes and sizes. In turn this can reduce both cost and lead time for the supply of new parts and equipment.The UK supply chain is increasingly coming under strain from importing materials which have long lead times and high costs. Wi-LAM (Wire and Laser Additive Manufacture) aims to improve the manufacture, cost and lead time of medium to large Inconel 718 components.The LAS team will change this by using a State-of-the-art Laser processing cell with integrated Wire feed capability, TRUMPF 3kW TruDisk Laser, 9-axis KUKA KR30 HA Robotic Manipulation System. The LAS team has 45 years of combined additive manufacturing experience and the expertise to produce a fully qualified additively manufactured part for use in Oil and Gas, Nuclear and Aerospace industries.LAS will firstly develop a commercially viable process in terms of build rate and quality, then produce mechanical test pieces in multiple orientations and have them independently assessed. Finally, a first article part qualified to API 20S will be produced to demonstrate the process capability. With a qualified part and validated process, LAS will be able to offer Wi-LAM as a service with evidence, with confidence, and commercial viability to its customers.